As the days gone by, Rita is having a hard time coping with being a single mother. However, there was lots of support from her family and friends. She and her kids were relaxing at the nest.
"This place won't be the same without Dad; but, at least we still have a fairly large family and the rest of the herd," Misty claimed.
Rita smiled.
"You're right; I know that your dad would want us to move on," Rita stated.
The kids nodded.
Meanwhile, Littlefoot and Cera were relaxing together at the Tall Trees.
"Hey; I know you miss Isaac; but, the Great Circle of Life brings us many god things, too; like you and me falling in love and getting together," Littlefoot explained.
Cera smiled.
"This is why I love you, Littlefoot; you're so nice and understanding," Cera said.
Soon enough, the two of them shared a loving nuzzle. Moments later, they saw Topsy arriving.
"Hey you two," Topsy said.
Littlefoot and Cera stopped nuzzling and looked at the male threehorn.
"Hi Dad," Cera stated.
"I noticed that you two have developed deeper feelings towards each other; and I just want to say, it's about time you admitted that you are in love," Topsy responded.
"Wait; you knew this whole time?" Cera asked.
Topsy nodded; a smile was on his face.
"I've known for a while; you two have always been best friends," Topsy replied.
"And now, me and Littlefoot are boyfriend and girlfriend," Cera told him.
"That's wonderful; but, if you could, please try to keep the nuzzling and kissing for when you're by yourselves," Topsy suggested.
"Don't worry; we'll try to act as normal around the others," Littlefoot reassured him.
Topsy nodded.
"That's all I ask; I wonder if your family knows that you and Cera are together," Topsy said.
"We haven't told him yet; but, we want to; so please don't breathe a word to him about this," Littlefoot pleaded.
"Don't worry; your secret is safe with me," Topsy claimed.
After that, Topsy walked away and left the young couple alone.
"Maybe we should tell the rest of my family that we're together; I'm sure the grown ups will be as understanding as the kids and my nestmates," Littlefoot claimed.
Cera smiled.
After a while, Littlefoot and Cera were surrounded by six very happy longnecks.
"That's wonderful; it's about time you admitted your feelings for each other," Grandpa said.
"Thanks; even though my dad already knew; I also imagine him telling the grown ups in my family; the kids, my nestmates and cousins already know because me and Littlefoot told them the other day," Cera explained.
Bron was surprised.
"Wait; you didn't even bother to tell us first?" Bron asked.
Jenna looked over at her mate.
"It doesn't matter who gets told what first, Bron; maybe we weren't at the right place at the right time," Jenna told him.
Bron snarled and walked away with his tail between his back legs.
"Dad! You're acting like a hatchling; just because you weren't the first one to know about this; let me tell you this; boo-hoo," Littlefoot sneered.
Bron stopped in mid-step and turned around to face Littlefoot.
"I beg your pardon?" Bron snarled.
"You heard me; now act your age and move on," Littlefoot retorted.
"Look! I am not taking this from a teenager; everyone leave me alone for a while," Bron growled.
Once Bron was out of earshot, Littlefoot looked over at his mother.
"I don't understand why Dad is so angry at me; it doesn't matter who gets told the news first; as long as it gets told," Littlefoot admitted.
Jenna sighed.
"It's just that, your dad has always expected to be first for everything," Jenna said.
Littlefoot lowered his head in shame.
"There's no shame in not letting him be the first one to know; he needs to learn that he can't be first for everything," Jenna explained.
Littlefoot nodded.
Meanwhile, Topsy is letting the rest of the threehorns know of the good news. Tyrus was surprised; but, he was happy; so was Sally.
"It's nice to see that Cera has found her true love," Tyrus said.
"I'm glad you think so, Grandpa," Theresa said.
Soon enough, Topsy heard footsteps coming from an area near the nest. He went over to investigate where the noise was coming from. Then, he knew that Bron was making those footsteps.
"Hey, Bron; what's gotten you so angry?" Topsy wondered.
"Oh will you just go away!" Bron snarled.
Topsy shook his head.
"Not until you tell me what's bothering you," Topsy responded.
Bron stopped walking; or rather stomping and faced Topsy.
"Did you know that Littlefoot and Cera are together?" Bron asked.
"I knew that before they even told me," Topsy commented.
"Well, they didn't let me be the first to know; I always thought it was appropriate to tell the grown ups first," Bron explained.
"Boo-hoo; so, you didn't get told first, does it really matter who gets told first?" Topsy wondered.
Bron growled and with a swing of his tail, he hit Topsy in the side; the brunt force of his tail made Topsy growl in pain. Topsy exploded in anger; he began to yell at Bron in Sharptooth. Luckily for him, the rest of the threehorns heard and rushed to Topsy's aid. Bron took a few steps back; for the first time in his life, he was scared of threehorns. Tria was the first one to speak up.
"GET OUT! DON'T COME BACK UNTIL YOU APOLOGIZE!" Tria roared.
Bron snarled.
"Until me and Topsy make up; Littlefoot and Cera can't see each other; that goes for all of our children and grandchildren," Bron snarled.
"You can't do that; besides, the decision has to be unanimous between both families," Tria retorted.
"Yeah; so there *blows raspberry*," Topsy said through the pain.
Bron snarled and walked away.
"He's such a baby," Topsy muttered.
The other threehorns nodded in agreement.
After a while, Tria wandered over to the longneck's nest to talk to Jenna.
"So you see, Jenna; Bron and Topsy got into an argument; well, Bron hit Topsy just because of a remark," Tria explained.
Jenna wasn't the least bit surprised.
"Oh dear; and it's all because he wasn't the first one to know that Littlefoot and Cera got together; don't worry, Tria-"
Jenna was interrupted by Bron as he ran over to her and Tria.
"JENNA! GET AWAY FROM TRIA RIGHT NOW!" Bron roared.
Tria rolled her eyes and walked away. Jenna glared at her mate.
"That was embarrassing," Jenna sneered.
Soon enough, Littlefoot and Cera came up after hearing Bron yelling.
"Littlefoot; you're to stay at the nest until further notice; and Cera, you're not to see Littlefoot until your dad and I work out our problem," Bron snarled.
"You can't do that; just because you and my dad are in a fight; doesn't mean you should make us not see each other; it's not fair," Cera pleaded.
"Cera's right, Dad; you can't stop us from seeing each other," Littlefoot added.
Jenna looked up at Bron.
"They're right; and plus; you've become impossible to live with; and I don't want to be married to someone who hits people for nothing; these last few years have been unbearable for me; as of right now, I want a divorce," Jenna told him.
Bron was shocked.
"NO! We can work this out; just please don't do anything rash," Bron pleaded.
Jenna stood up and walked away.
Bron faced Littlefoot and smacked him in the face. Then, he left the area; Littlefoot was completely stunned.
"Just to let you know; this isn't your fault; not all marriages last forever," Cera reassured him.
Littlefoot managed to break himself out of his trance and looked towards the ground. A tear rolled down his face; Cera gently nuzzled him.
"Let's go find the others; we have to tell them," Cera stated.
Littlefoot nodded as he and Cera went to gather their gang.
Meanwhile, Jenna was talking to her parents about Bron.
"Bron did WHAT?! I told you not to trust him all those years ago; but, I kept my mouth shut because I wanted you to be happy; now I know I was right," Grandpa snarled.
"Dad! He didn't hit me; he hit Topsy just for a harmless remark; and because he wasn't first to hear the news about Littlefoot and Cera," Jenna protested.
Grandpa snarled. Soon enough, Grandma spoke up.
"What are you gonna do now?" Grandma wondered.
"I told Bron that I want a divorce; I know he has a temper; but, he took it too far," Jenna explained.
Grandpa nodded.
"If you and Bron break up; he'll have to find another spot to sleep; or he'll have to leave the valley," Grandpa said.
Jenna nodded.
"The divorce also has to be unanimous between the couple," Grandma added.
Jenna knew this wasn't gonna be easy. However, she wasn't happy with Bron anymore; and she wanted out of her marriage.
"I'll see if I can talk him into agreeing to the divorce," Jenna said.
"I just want to let you know; I'm sorry that your marriage didn't work out," Grandpa replied.
Jenna nodded.
"I'm sorry, too, Dad; but, I'm glad to have family and friends who care about me," Jenna admitted.
After that, Jenna went to find Bron.
Meanwhile, the gang crowded around the Tall Trees.
"Grandpa did WHAT?!" Amber asked.
"He hit me; it's all because my mother wants a divorce; he thinks it's mine and Cera's fault just because he wasn't the first one to know about the news of us getting together," Littlefoot explained.
Amber was disgusted; same with the rest of the gang.
"That is so not nice; and we also heard about what happened at your nest, Cera," Ducky said.
Cera nodded.
The day was now going to have a whole lot of tension between Bron and the herd.
A/N: One couple gets together and another couple is in the beginning stages of a break up. Such tension here. I always wondered how Bron would react when he wasn't first to hear about good things happening in his family.
